{
 "answer": "In the Town of St. Marys, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by Property Tax Rates (2026 rates by class), verified 2026-10-19. Due dates: Interim: two payment dates based on 50% of last year's taxes; Final: two equal instalments of remaining balance after interim billing.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001769",
 "municipality": "St. Marys",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://townofstmarys.com/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Tax Rates (2026 rates by class)",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofstmarys.com/town-government/budget-financial-reports/property-taxes/property-tax-rates/",
   "summary": "2026 municipal, education and total rates by class (e.g. commercial 0.03147694); interim is 50% of prior year in two instalments, final in two equal instalments.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "2026 rates by class: Residential (R/T) total 0.01623885 (Municipal 0.01470885, Education 0.00153000); Commercial (C/T) total 0.03147694 (Municipal 0.02267694, Education 0.00880000); Industrial (I/T) total 0.04556771 (Municipal 0.03676771, Education 0.00880000); Farmland (F/T) total 0.00405971; Multi-residential (M/T) total 0.01790691; New Multi-residential (N/T) total 0.01770974; Large Industrial (L/T) total 0.04556771; Pipeline (P/T) total 0.03547907; Landfill (H/F) total 0.03306233; Shopping Centre (S/T) total 0.03147694; Industrial PIL shared (I/H) total 0.04926771; see full table for all 23 classes",
    "due_dates": "Interim: two payment dates based on 50% of last year's taxes; Final: two equal instalments of remaining balance after interim billing"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "\"2026 Property Tax Rates\" table",
    "due_dates": "\"Interim payments are based on 50% of the last year's taxes divided into two payment dates\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-marys/property-tax/property-tax-rates/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tax Bill Information (due dates)",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofstmarys.com/town-government/budget-financial-reports/property-taxes/tax-bill-information/",
   "summary": "Instalments due last business day of February, May, August and October.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dd84f300a10a75d44937ff34164c675844acafae56911b1aef182b2e7c6705e7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-marys/property-tax/tax-bill-information/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-marys/property-tax/"
}